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Year 6

Year 6

  • Yes, electric cars are better for the environment
    Article

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    Yes, electric cars are better for the environment

    Physical SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesEngineeringSTEMTechnology

    Study confirms electric cars produce fewer emissions. Use this article with students in years 6, 8, 9, and 10 studying...

    Years 6 & 8-10
  • Astronauts grow lettuce in space
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    Astronauts grow lettuce in space

    Biological SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Astronauts report the plants are fresh, nutritious and safe to eat. This interesting article is suited to students in years...

    Years 2, 4-7 & 9-10
  • One little bandicoot can dig up an elephant’s worth of soil a year – and our ecosystem loves it
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    One little bandicoot can dig up an elephant’s worth of soil a year – and our ecosystem loves it

    Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM

    An animal that digs holes seems like more of a nuisance than a help, but according to researchers, there’s a...

    Years 4 & 6-8
  • What we can learn from fish that change sex
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    What we can learn from fish that change sex

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    A fish that changes sex to lead the pack has revealed what happens genetically to pull off the trick. Encourage...

    Years 4-10
  • Who creates the world? Engineers!
    Article & Professional Learning

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    Who creates the world? Engineers!

    EngineeringBiological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    “This World Engineering Day thank an engineer, or talk to a young person about what engineers actually do, so we...

    Years 5-10
  • The last ice age tells us why we should care about 2°C temperature changes
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    The last ice age tells us why we should care about 2°C temperature changes

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth & Space SciencesSTEM

    Perhaps 2°C doesn’t sound like much, but if you look through history, seemingly small temperature changes have had huge effects...

    Years 4-6 & 9-10
  • In Class With… Neil deGrasse Tyson
    Video & Film

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    In Class With... Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    Get access to the biggest STEM names and brightest minds with our In Class With… series. The legend of science...

    Years F-12
  • Changemakers turn words into action for gender equity
    Article, Professional Learning & STEM Pack

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    Changemakers turn words into action for gender equity

    STEMCareers in STEM

    “Acknowledging, understanding, and confronting biases and the inequalities is the way to move forward, it’s this which catalyses words into...

    Years 4-12
  • Mars is more seismically active than the Moon
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    Mars is more seismically active than the Moon

    Space SciencesSTEM

    InSight has detected hundreds of earthquakes in just 10 months. This article is suited to years 6 and 9 students...

    Years 6 & 9
  • Whisker-printing to identify individual lions – using mathematical modelling
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    Whisker-printing to identify individual lions - using mathematical modelling

    Asia & Australia's Engagement with AsiaBiological SciencesSTEMSustainabilityTechnology

    New technique better maps their numbers and density. Link the use of mathematical modelling with the understanding of ecosystems and...

    Years 4, 6-7 & 9-10
  • Generating electricity ‘out of thin air’
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    Generating electricity 'out of thin air'

    Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Researchers unveil a new device powered by a microbe. An exciting development in technology, making connections between Biology, Chemistry and...

    Years 6-7 & 10-12
  • If we keep heading the way we’re going, the platypus is in big trouble
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    If we keep heading the way we’re going, the platypus is in big trouble

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    Development and drought are pushing the platypus, like many other native Australian species, on the path to extinction. Suitable for...

    Years 5-7 & 9-10

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